PennSilverTaco's "Perfect 5-Lug Regular Cab" Build, Aspergers, and General BS MegaThread!

My bumper was replaced TWICE in 2015, as a result of two separate accidents that were not my fault; Rear-ended by a texting driver in March 2015 and sideswiped by a drunk driver in October 2015. I also seem to remember that the bumper came off in September 2016 when my neighbor helped me install an aftermarket backup camera. That said, I don't rust will be a problem...

Thanks for finding this on Amazon!

 

I missed the "no plastic parts" part; My rear bumper is pretty beat, and I actually damaged the plastic on the driver's side in the fence post incident...

$240-$250 seems to be the going rate for a complete OEM-style rear bumper.

 

I think I found what I'm looking for!

$179 Titanium Plus Autoparts black Rear Step Bumper Assembly with Pull Bar/Center Top Pad/End Bracket/License Lamp Compatible for 05-15 TOYOTA Tacoma TO1103114

https://www.amazon.com/Titanium-Plu...37------------&vehicleName=2010+Toyota+Tacoma

 

Happy to help! And you're correct, you'd have to take those off your current bumper (they pop on/off as they're just plastic clips). If you want new ones I think $240 is about the best you'll find!

 

i'd send you mine, but it has been dented for 10 years from people getting a little close.

 

I think I'm just gonna settle for new; Mine is also covered in a nearly 2-year old layer of PlastiDip that even my body guy said he was unable to get off without completely sanding down and repainting the thing! And my truck never even had a hitch receiver, so it wouldn't matter!

 

Plus, Amazon takes state sales tax out; A lot sellers and vendors (like Crutchfield) do not charge sales tax unless the buyer is in their state, but the E-commerce laws require them to notify the buyer's state's government of any purchases; I bought a $325 Pioneer HU for my truck in March 2018 had an unpleasant surprise when I filed my tax returns roughly thirteen months later!

 

I would like to buy one of these for my truck, and I can't remember if the manufacturer was a TW-approved vendor? Is it still possible to buy one? How much?

 

https://mesocustoms.com/collections/toyota-tacoma-3rd-gen/products/the-gasshole

 

Thanks! What about for 2nd Gen though?

 

Oh, didn’t see what forum I was in... sorry I don’t know pal.

 

It's okay, I found it; You still led me to the website so thanks again!

https://mesocustoms.com/collections...asshole-2nd-gen-tacoma?variant=13479492288625

 

@shakerhood

 

I recall paying a similar fee many years in the past when people did not use cards as frequently but it was nowhere near $150.

 

The body shop that fixed my truck after I got hit by a drunk driver charges a small free for using a credit card, but not $150!

 

More places are doing it as they are charged by the credit card companies. The ones that charge are cheaper ( cash price) but it should be well posted. Any major purchase ( tires, ect.) I ask for a cash discount

 

Business pays a percentage to the credit card company to use their service and it looks like they're passing that on to the customer. It sucks but that's their choice. Did they tell him that up front in a quote?

 

My immediate question was why isn’t the insurance paying for the rental?

 

This is also a classic example of a monopoly; It was the only body shop in that area of the Outer Banks, so they're able to take almost a month and half to fix a vehicle and charge an exorbitant convenience fee for customers paying with a credit card...

 

Yeah it was nowhere near $150 for me either